Editors' Note; Editors' Note

Published: July 18, 2002

The White House Memo column on Monday, about the workings of President Bush's inner circle after the resignation of his adviser Karen P. Hughes, reported that Andrew H. Card Jr., the president's chief of staff, had considered leaving the White House but that Vice President Dick Cheney helped persuade him to stay. The article should have carried a response from the White House.

Ari Fleischer, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Card and Mr. Cheney dispute the report. ''Andy did not toy with leaving the White House,'' Mr. Fleischer said, ''and he had no discussions with the vice president about it. So he was not persuaded to stay.''